The Boots of Buffalo Leather || Faerie Daels

[@jaypar2757]

I kept singing "Buffalo Soldier" in my head while listening to this video.

[@L3onking]

I may or may not have spent an all nighter listening to your myths while I cleaned my room and went for a walk.

[@angelalewis3645]

The all nighter sounds rough, but an all nighter with Dael’s stories sounds refreshing to the soul.

[@soulstealer29a]

"Manic pixie dream guy." Wow. That does work.

[@ThePov4224]

The back and forth conversations were really well acted and edited! Bravo!

[@OppoRancisis]

Did he like... move in with the king or what? “They lived happily ever after” and the king saying he’ll take care of him from now on makes it sound like it. This bromance gives me more bro in some parts while mance in others

[@IanMoldovan]

I picture Robert Downy Jr as Buffalo Boots and Mark Ruffalo as Bright Boots. And I was totally expecting you to quote Eddie Izzard in the middle. "Very well. You may have some food. You there, with the shiny boots. Cake or death?"

[@natiadelibashvili]

Just recently discovering 2015 Dael and BOY is it a treat...

[@geekadjacent2346]

Your repertoire of the absurd is deep and impressive Dael. If the King really wanted to properly thank The Soldier, he should have just turned him into a shrubbery or something of the like. That is the time honored tradition I'm told.

[@terpcj]

Loved the Izzard-ly "Very well...."

[@kennethpryde966]

You really nailed that tale, Dael. You have a flair for folksy fables.

[@roberthitoshura6950]

for some reason when she said "what's a born and bred soldier to do" I got Street Fighting man by The Rolling Stones stuck in my head

[@jag519]

This story leaves so many questions!

[@NickySayahSina]

The only thing better than one Dael is two Dael's... unless you're like me who values individuality so much, you end up dueling your clone and killing it. For there can only be One... Then again, it would be nice to have a sparing partner, oh light saber duels! Alright clone, you live, for now...

[@StubbornProgrammer]

The joke about zombies caused me to go read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Australia. Apparently for zombie-preparedness you need to be an occupational shooter in order to get access to the necessary Category D shotguns. So... does becoming a zombie-preparedness expert count? That'd be killing two birds with one stone!

[@Monzahr]

So this is the story of the establishment of the world's first Veterans' Care program. Very nice of the king to agree to support this soldier type who maybe wasn't from his own kingdom at all... Also, I have to point out that a cavalry soldier's boots probably wouldn't be all that good for marching long stretches in. After all, the boots are meant for someone who rides. Hence, they probably wouldn't have very thick soles or even necessarily very good quality leather, either. They'd be more about looking flashy and shiny, kind of like Brother Brightboots's boots. A good example of this are the traditional gaucho boots of the South American plains. Basically, they were made by sowing the leather from a horse right onto the lower leg of the rider, while the leather was still hot from the just-butchered animal. They made for a a very solid and water-proof leg covering, but they didn't have any soles at all, which of course wasn't a real problem since the gauchos would ride literally everywhere that wasn't right next to where they were staying that night.

[@michaelsommers2356]

Monzahr "I have to point out that a cavalry soldier's boots probably wouldn't be all that good for marching long stretches in. After all, the boots are meant for someone who rides." Cavalrymen spend more time walking than riding. The horses would soon wear out if they had to carry a rider all the time. Cowboys and others who do spend lots of time in the saddle have multiple mounts.

[@roberthultgren9389]

Thanks for taking my suggestion for the fairytale. the version I had heard was way crappier. The best thing about your videos, is all the things, but the second best is the level of fan interaction you put in. Thanks for taking suggestions and hanging out in the comments section when you have time. Its great and your great. Also still waiting for the other suggestion to come through. Your take on the myrmidons would make such a great thing.

[@josearroyo8008]

Cool story I've never heard that one before,......I've miss the faerie daels

[@UniqueDesignsbyMonica]

I love how you tell these stoires plus add your own illustrations. keep doing what your doing

[@thechiliman500]

That was legit weird, but somewhat amusing.

[@pencilhb13]

*swirly swirly* Indeed. Brilliant editing on this one, the dialogue parts were just amazing!

[@mathijssmith]

Fairydael? Nice! There are no bad puns only puns.

[@ulyssescastillo1568]

I love the way you tell stories! It's so lively and fun!

[@saetharion]

Well that was a fun video xD I really need to get my hand on those Grimm tales; hadn't heard this one before. I really thought those boots were going to be magic or cursed or cursed and magic.

[@CableLoganSummers]

Thank you Dael for another Faerie Dael! Keep up the good work and I will keep up with the watching and sharing! :)

[@edwardcambra5546]

Lovely story Dael. Can't wait for your next one.

[@rasnac]

That is one weird fairy tale. I'm not sure that it can even be described as a fairy tale.

[@michaelsommers2356]

I didn't think it was possible for your storytelling to get any better, but I was wrong. Amazing. And your version is much better than Mayall's.

[@xanthippepink485]

Manic pixie dream guy bromance. I LOVE IT. xD That was a rather odd little tale indeed, but Highly entertaining, especially with your flair to it. :3 You're just so flippin' good at telling stories, you know it? You're Brilliant. And I am glad to see we'll still get some Faeire Daels once in a while, along with the marvelous mythology. :D

[@CH-kr3wk]

I really like this one!

[@canebro1]

Great, fun, weird, and you are really cute. All in all a very good story!

[@thebpphantom]

Dael, you're such a great storyteller. Expressive, clear, adding colour where it's useful, etc. Wonderful to watch and/or listen to. Also, I lost it at "swirly, swirly" ROFL

[@Saiyanchris]

You're gorgeous Dael! Love your stories as well 😊

[@eloiseobryan3958]

thank u queen

[@TeddyBearWithSexHair]

Yay Fairy Daels!

[@MatthiasPendragon]

Strange as all get out, but I loved it. *swirl swirl*

[@IanWorris]

Why be sorry? You'd be reanimated as a zombie. We'd have eternal Dael!

[@sandradermark8463]

AWESOME 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@mkstar12]

Such an odd story. Loved it. Maybe the boots were magic. Deus Ex Machina Buffalo Boots.

[@adirmugrabi]

this was really good

[@swordoflight2579]

Perhaps the boots of Buffalo Leather bestow the magical freezing power to the veteran.

[@wreade-vc6et]

This was great, i would assume its the boots which give him the magic powers that would make sense given the title. Plus if i had magic i wouldn't tell people where i got it from either :). Hope you do the X-Men fairytale the Six Servants some time.

[@UnmaskingElysium]

Maybe the boots are what give him the magic?

[@thresholdone1486]

My favorite of you videos. You are so good at re-telling these, maybe you should try and write an original and see how it goes. Also More norse stuff would be appreciated by me.

[@wraithreaper22]

So I named the Countess of my world Vessa Dael, she's an alpha werewolf and like a really good person trying to stop the bad werewolves 😊

[@redshipley]

Love it. The Best at storytelling.

[@sheetedkid]

Very cool story, Dael! I especially liked how you seemed to channel Eddie Izzard from the 7:30 to 7:40 marks :) Also, I couldn't help but notice assorted dice on the desk behind you. Did you wind up starting a tabletop roleplaying campaign? You expressed an interest in such a thing in a previous video...

[@varumribeiro]

awesome

[@matthrmolins]

Shrieking dogs, and zombies.... Have you ever played Project Zomboid?

[@varumribeiro]

And your telling is way better than Rik Mayall's

[@shammy969]

Are you implying automatically assuming zombies isn't normal? Welp....i need to go re-think a few things

[@TheNumnutRandomness]

This story is a lot longer than the version I'm used to: Bearskin. Soldier is damn sassy in this version.

[@exhaustedexistentialist]

Bearskin is different.

[@TheNumnutRandomness]

I realized this hallway through the story ^_^; Still, soldier damn sassy

[@zexionthefirst6767]

Plot Twist: Zombies had already killed Dael before she started filming this. The whole thing is a farce.

[@Ueltomas]

Wonderful storytelling. Loved the exchange between the two characters, very well done. Thanks for the Rik Mayall version link.

[@faeryb0mb]

6:04 Thor and Loki when doing get help

[@FeministLemon]

I want Dael to write a book of stories that already exist... But like how she does her KZbin videos. Please? Pretty please?

[@geeveelution]

Dude, there was a single tower in Skyrim filled with aggressive highwaymen and one non-aggressive old lady NPC and now i'm wondering if it was a reference to this tale. On a sadder note, my stealthy dunmer often realized the old lady wasn't aggressive one arrow too late. I installed a mod to tell me if an NPC was aggressive specifically because of her. Also, i'm confused about your zombie assumption, are you saying you don't have your zombie alarm set up and the yard littered with traps?

[@MatthiasPendragon]

Gabriel Veiga To be fair, she lives in Australia. There are enough deadly animals there that I don't think traps are needed.

[@YuOfOwari22]

Gabriel Veiga Oh snap! Where is that!?

[@geeveelution]

YuOfOwari22 I loaded up a save to try to find it, but can't for the life of me remember... Not sure if she respawns, either. I swear i didn't make it up.

[@geeveelution]

YuOfOwari22 Aha, found her! Her name is Agnis, in Fort Greymoor, close to Whiterun. The fort is taken over by Imperials afterwards, which is why i had trouble finding her. "Hard enough to keep up with who owns this fort. One side takes over, the other runs away. I tell them, 'I ain't leaving! I come with the place!' Ha!" Agnis is cool.

[@YuOfOwari22]

+Gabriel Veiga Ah!~ Thanks for the update (even though I'm responding really late)!

[@NCRambassador]

Well the solider didn't die so that a first for a manic pixie dream girl story. Still it does weirdly fits.

[@Viniter]

I ship it!

[@Dresnat]

That might have been the best fairy tale/mythology story I've ever heard. I can't wait to tell that story to all of my drunk friends. Oh and if it is zombies, aim for the head. Your channel is too good to be taken down due to an undead invasion.

[@SteveyJennings]

Such a real question. What is a soldier to do when he can't soldier... I'm going to need a lot of tea to answer that.

[@AndrewReinhardt]

I really enjoyed the story! Keep it up! You are awesome!

[@rashkavar]

I'm confused as to this weird alternative theory of Europe where a literally fearless soldier is out of work. You say this is a Grimm tale, so at the latest, we're talking 1857. The reference to buffalo leather as standard issue military kit probably puts the start date at some point after the American Revolution, because the only real large scale killing of anything one might call a buffalo I can think of is the Americans' idea to deliberately hunt North American buffalo (or bison) to extinction as part of their ongoing wars with the indigenous peoples of the Great Plains. (There's a few other kinds of buffalo, such as the African buffalo, but their populations are naturally much smaller than the bison, and they're not really an animal to be trifled with.) Still putting that as a soft limit because of the other species of buffalo around - apparently there's a domesticated Asian variation, though it's not widespread enough to suggest leather imports to Europe making it into regular military kit. So the date range we're talking is ~1770?-1857 (I know the American Revolution was earlier, but it took them a while to make their way to the great plains and start getting seriously invested in extermination wars against the local population.) Can anyone pick a period in that date range when any given part of Europe wasn't either actively at war, or getting ready for the next big one? The only ways you left the military in those days is feet first, due to some horrendous injury that renders you unable to fight, or because you've served your minimum time and have decided to retire. Heck, a man as conspicuously brave as someone who is literally fearless would probably have gotten a couple of promotions and could probably land a (relatively) cushy job as a trainer if he was getting too old and slow to be a front line trooper anymore. That's one of the hallmarks of professional militaries vs the old European levies - keeping track of your best soldiers toward the end of their normal career and shifting them over to training positions for the next generation of soldiers.

[@OttoVonBonesmarck]

he shouldve became a witchhunter/ vampire hunter

[@RicardoRodriguez-ox8hh]

cool

[@ladynormandy5930]

Hi Dael, could you please tell the story of Donkey Skin or Bear Skin? These were tales I read as a girl, they are from France.

[@stratahawk_1]

Okay, so the story of the boots of buffalo leather is about a fearless, magical ex-soldier who had hijinx with a hunter. I... I'll just clap politely and back out of the room now.

[@josearroyo8008]

Druids!!!

[@ivarkrabol]

0:09 We all are. You shall be remembered.

[@saberstud12]

Perhaps the story is called boots of buffalo leather because the lesson of the story is to not judge someones worth before you know what there capable of. Yes the hunter/king had nice boots and clothes the best of the best but was obviously a crap hunter since he got lost and a bit of a chicken when it came to the robbers. The solder on the other hand couldn't even get a job because no one would give him a chance yet he was humble enough to help the hunter/king even though he couldn't help himself. Think if you've ever had to walk a mile in my shoes kinda thing. Thats just my take on why its called that. Im probably wrong good story either way!

[@AdamYJ]

Huh. Didn't expect there'd be more Faerie Daels. I mean, I'd hoped but with your mythology videos moving here, I didn't know if you still saw the need for the fairy tale videos As for the title, titles of fairy tales are somewhat arbitrary seeing as these were folk tales first and most people probably called them whatever they wanted (or called them "The one with . . ." as in "Tell us the one with the soldier and the boots of buffalo leather"). Sometimes the name they're written under isn't even what people call them. For example, everyone calls Grimm's "The Shoes that Were Danced to Pieces" "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" instead. Or sometimes people shorten the names like how Perrault's "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood" became just "Sleeping Beauty".

[@Sirsg]

♥♥♥

[@gaodargon]

BTW my grandma says hi

[@Platypi007]

My grandma, unfortunately, doesn't have e-mail. Or a computer.

[@nafereuskortex9055]

I would have laughed if at the end they burned the man for being a warlock

[@deonreddy8661]

You're a cute lil' thang aren't ya!!??....oh, and you're an excellent narrator incidentally....a story-teller of note! Good work, keep it up ChicaNita! Say, have u considered authoring your own line (even adaptations of other authors) of childrens' books? Bet ya u would make a fortune! I mean really, a shitload of money!

[@jdonahoe4387]

Oooh yeah, that WAS awkward.

[@MrRorosuri]

Swirly swirly

[@drekfletch]

did the hunter say he threw his gun at an Auror in fright? 'Cause that's what I heard.

[@shangc2781]

drekfletch Otter. She said otter.

[@drekfletch]

oh. That makes more sense, but is not as fun.

[@shangc2781]

drekfletch True. An otter Auror, maybe?

[@drekfletch]

Shan GC (a whole new meaning to throwing his gun.)

[@DrussNL]

(African) Buffalo Leather in a 19th century German/European folktale? WTF!

[@gaodargon]

Oh dear o Dale, you are getting prettier and prettier, or maybe its my perception, either way, awesome video as always, never heard this tale before, BTW you think you could make myths of other regions? like Latin America, or Asia or, well you get my point

[@roberthultgren9389]

gaodargon Awesome, intelligent, and mega funny nerd girl does clever, insightful videos, gets complimented on looks instead of cooler things. sigh.

[@gaodargon]

Robert Hultgren Em.. I think you are judging me to fast my friend, by my perception I mean that everytime I admire her more and that makes her prettier, and why do I admire her? well for all the things you have mentioned before. You seem to be in a bitter mood, I advice a big glass of cocoa milk and maybe some hotcakes?

[@roberthultgren9389]

Sorry, I shouldn't have used your comment to vent. It just seemed characteristic of a trend in comments that I find highly aggravating. Apologies for offense incurred.

[@gaodargon]

Robert Hultgren Make nothing of it, I do understand where you are comming from, so all water under the bridge.

[@weloudtongs]

Am I the only one who ships the soldier and the hunter?

[@AnkhAnanku]

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